The dinner ended with Axel postponing his reply to the two.
Of course, they understood his position and knew that this was no simple matter, so they agreed to his request. The two girls and a maid backed off, leaving Axel alone for that night.
Afterwards, he lay on his bed, arms crossed behind his head like a pillow, as he stared at the ceiling... coping.
Regarding Teruria, after hearing the details, it was practically forced now. There was no running away from it. Furthermore, the teleporter would be fixed the next day, so he literally had no time to prepare his heart at all.
Breaking the Witch's Kiss could only be done by the one with more mana in the relationship. In short, only Axel, who had a hundredfold of Teruria's mana, could break it. However, men couldn't be witches, and only a witch could break a Witch's Kiss. Thus, they'd hit a dead end.
'If I want to break the contract, I can raise Teruria's mana instead...'
